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.TH CURLOPT_MIMEPOST 3 "22 Aug 2017" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_MIMEPOST \- send data from mime structure
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

curl_mime *mime;

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a mime handle previously obtained from \fIcurl_mime_init(3)\fP.

This setting is supported by the HTTP protocol to post forms and by the
SMTP and IMAP protocols to provide the email data to send/upload.

This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing and
extending the \fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)\fP option.

When setting \fICURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)\fP to NULL, libcurl resets the request
type for HTTP to the default to disable the POST. Typically that would mean it
is reset to GET. Instead you should set a desired request method explicitly.
.SH PROTOCOLS
HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    curl_mime *multipart = curl_mime_init(curl);
    if(multipart) {
      curl_mimepart *part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
      curl_mime_name(part, "name");
      curl_mime_data(part, "daniel", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
      part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
      curl_mime_name(part, "project");
      curl_mime_data(part, "curl", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
      part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
      curl_mime_name(part, "logotype-image");
      curl_mime_filedata(part, "curl.png");

      /* Set the form info */
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, multipart);

      curl_easy_perform(curl); /* post away! */
      curl_mime_free(multipart); /* free the post data */
    }
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.56.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
This returns CURLE_OK.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_mime_init (3),
.BR CURLOPT_HTTPPOST (3),
.BR CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS (3),
.BR CURLOPT_PUT (3)
